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(2)p. manuscript letter measuring approx. 8" x 10 ½", folded, signed and dated January 14, 1867, Coast Survey Office, to Charles Lanman in regards to information pertaining to Prof. A.D. Bache. Mr. Hilgard was born in Germany. He settled with his parents in Illinois. Studied engineering in Philadelphia. He entered the Coast Survey in 1845. He was in charge of the Coast Survey under the Superintendent from 1862 until 1875. Throughout the American Civil War he served the Union Army and Navy by the construction of maps and charts and by surveys as well as by tidal and other information. During the failing health of Professor Bache, Hilgard, who was at that time in charge of the Coast Survey office, was obliged to perform the duties of Superintendent, which he did without extra compensation. He was Commissioner of the Committee of International Standards (seeking uniformity of weights and measures). In 1875, he was elected president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Author of…
Read More The Rhododendron. Volumes 1 & 2 by Urquhart, Beryl Leslie
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The Rhododendron. Volumes 1 & 2
by Urquhart, Beryl Leslie
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Sharpthorne, East Grinstead: The Leslie Urquhart Press Volume 1, 1958. Folio, pp 40 + 18 colour plates, slight age-toning to the margins, otherwise very clean internally, pink cloth in very good condition, the dustwrapper has sustained an early tear to the lower cover, but has been enatly repaires with tape, otherwise it just very slightly worn. Volume 2, 1962. Folio, pp 36 + 18 colour plates, the upper corners very slightly bruised, otherwise very clean internally, green cloth very slightly bruised in the upper corner, in a very slightly worn dustwrapper. [Complete sets are uncommon.]. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Slightly Worn. Illus. by Carlos Riefel.
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- Publisher The Leslie Urquhart Press
- Place of Publication Sharpthorne, East Grinstead
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[ALS] Julius Erasmus Hilgard
by Hilgard, Julius Erasmus
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Did You see What I Saw?
by [Pied Typer Press] Peter Newland.
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Quilcene, Washington:: Pied Typer Press,, 2016.. Edition of 13. 7.5 x 10" double-sided lightweight sheet with pocket containing 15 postcards (4 x 6"). Front designed to look like soldier's uniform pocket with magnet button closure and title on name bar. Back side image of "Commander's Monthly Review. Peter Newland, Preface: "During the [Vietnam] war our unit's job was to hand produce a cargo tracking tome called the Commander's Monthly Review and to prepare charts, overhead transparencies, and illustrations for the Colonel's briefings. The poster pictured on the front of this card was an attempt to interject some humor into mostly serious business. We make no claim to being prescient and frankly can't explain why now travel to Vietnam is all the rage. "It is unlikely that today's tour guides point out that there are 58,267 names on our Vietnam War Memorial. A wall for Vietnamese soldiers would need to be at least twice as long. Nearly two…
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Lettres à Émilie sur la Mythologie
by Demoustier, C. A.
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viii + 482 pp. + 12 gravures h.t. 23,5x15,5 cm. Furne et Ce, Éditeurs, Paris, 1860. --- Half-leather. Gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Some wear on hinges, edges and corners of the covers. Marbled endpapers. Tight binding. Foxing only on pages with engravings - engravings not affected. All other pages are clean.
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The Adventures of Davy Crockett: told mostly by himself
by Davy Crockett
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934. First Edition.. Hardcover. very good Plus/No Jacket. John W. Thomason. Copyright date 1934, first edition, first printing (with A present on the title page). Black cloth over boards with gilt lettering and design on the front and on the spine a glued on illustrated adaptation of Davy Crockett on the front board. Top page edges tinted, yellow inside covers front and back. No tears, bent pages, No Dust Jacket. Shelf wear to the edges and to the head and toe of the spine with light fading to the spine. Text and illustrations remains bright and clean, binding is secure, a solid collectible book.
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Mother West Wind "When" Stories: Burgess trade Quaddies Marl
by Thornton W Burgess
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Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
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Grosset & Dunlap, New York, 1917. Hardcover. Condition: very good- First Edition. 227 pages. Black and white illustrations. Illustrated front board. Pages have no marks or tears, Spine worn no dust jacket
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Monastic remains and ancient castles in England and Wales. Drawn on the spot by James Moore Esq FAS and executed in aquatint by G.J. Parkyns Esq Vol 1 [all published]
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Shipston on Stour, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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London: Printed by George Stafford, 1792 Book. Illus. by James Moore - G.J. Parkyns. Good. Hardcover. [viii], 120 pages + 60 sepia aquatint plates. Complete, only vol 1 was ever published. Plate of Montgomery Castle facing page 81 has a tear 2/3 of the way into it, there are old glue marks to the rear. Otherwise just a few marks and occasional stains. Bound in old paper covered boards, with the remains of a paper spine, the binding is starting to come loose in places. Page edges are utrimmed and consequently a bit dusty. ESTC T147632 which is described as being a large paper copy..
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Dictionnaire de l'Académie Françoise: Revu, corrigé et augmenté par l'Académie elle-même. Cinquième édition.
by Académie française
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Lanvellec, France
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Two volumes. i-xij, 774 pages (1st volume) and 784 pages (2nd volume).
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The Pig With the Straight Tail
by Lou Hazam
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Wytheville, Virginia, United States
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New York: Liveright, 1942. Good solid book. Dust jacket in poor condition tape repairs and missing spine. Book itself is in very good condition. Bumping to corners. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Poor. Illus. by Alice K. Snyder.
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A History of American Tonalism,1880-1920
by David Adams Cleveland
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- 9781555953027 / 1555953026
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Manchester, VT: Hudson Hills Press, (2010). First Edition. Hardcover . Near Fine/Near Fine. 609 pages. 9-1/2 by 12-1/4 inches. The 'first definitive account of the Tonalist movement that galvanized America's artistic life in the decades around 1900' -- from the jacket flap. With more than 600 illustrations, mostly in color. First edition (first printing). Near fine in a dust jacket
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Epistolarum obscurorum virorum ad Dm. M. Ortuinum gratium Volumina II [ . . . ]
by Crotus Rubianus
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London: Impensis Hen. Clements, 1710 Book. Good. Full-Leather. [viii], 362, [2] pages. ESTC T131824 where it states that the work is mainly attributed to - Crotus Rubianus and Ulrich von Hutten, possibly in collaboration with Hermann von dem Busche. Title pages included in the pagination for vol 2 and also for Epistola Magistri Benedicti Passavantii. In old full leather binding - the boards would once have had arms in gilt - but these have been erased. The lettering piece to the spine has gone. Occasional light browning and spotting ot pages. Tear to the fore edge of pages [iii]/[iv] with an old paper repair - this affects a few words. Ink name and inscription to the title page for vol 2. Pencil owner's name to a front free end paper - RA Linscott Paris 1927. Ink note in French also..
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